This morning, electric bus E2 traveled the roads of Princeton to take students to Mercer Elementary, Princeton Middle, and Princeton Senior High School. It was a success!
Last year, approx. 16 students from various WV counties (Berkeley Co., Cabell Co., Greenbrier Co., Harrison Co., Jefferson Co., Kanawha Co., Mercer Co., Mingo Co., Monongalia Co., Preston Co., Putnam Co., etc.) accepted appointments to attend U.S. service academies and prep schools! One key to a student’s success (besides academic, physical, and extracurricular achievements) is being informed about potential opportunities at these educational institutions and starting the information gathering process as early as possible. An appointment to a U.S. Service Academy is a fully funded education opportunity valued from $240,000 to more than $400,000.
We are writing to request that you spread the word to middle and high school students that Academy Day 2022 will be held for any and all students, parents and school officials interested in learning more about U.S. service academies (Air Force, Coast Guard, Merchant Marines, Military/West Point, Naval).
We will also have representatives from local ROTC programs on hand to discuss ROTC scholarship opportunities and a representative from the Dept. of Defense’s Medical Examination Review Board will join us on Saturday, September 24, 2022 and Sunday, September 25, 2022.
Academy Day is an opportunity for students, parents, and school officials to ask questions and obtain information regarding the U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, U.S. Military Academy and the U.S. Naval Academy as well as the ROTC scholarship process. No Registration Required.
Students who want to attend a prestigious U.S. Service Academy are generally more successful when they begin planning courses and extracurricular activities early in their academic career. Please attend and encourage middle and high school students, parents and school officials to attend.
Representatives will be ready to answer questions regarding the educational, physical and recreational requirements to attend these prestigious institutions, how to obtain an ROTC scholarship and the academy nomination process.
BUS INFORMATION:
Bus 661 will not run today, Wednesday, September 7th. This affects Athens, Pikeview Middle and Pikeview High.
Attention students who ride bus 677 (Tony White's bus) to Mercer Elementary, Princeton Middle, or Princeton High School:
Beginning tomorrow, Wednesday, September 7th, bus 677 will be replaced with the electric school bus Mercer County is piloting for the next six weeks. Mr. White will be the driver and it will take the same route as bus 677.
Every day matters!
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BUS INFORMATION CORRECTION:
The bus that will not run this afternoon is bus 643 NOT 604. This affects Athens, Spanishburg, PVMS, and PVHS.
Bus information for Tuesday, September 6, 2022:
Bus 624 will not run today. This affects Bluefield Primary, Bluefield Intermediate, Bluefield Middle, and Bluefield High.
Also, bus 604 will not have an AFTERNOON run. This affects Athens, Spanishburg, Pikeview Middle and Pikeview High.
Happy Labor Day!
The GreenPower Electric Bus was delivered to our bus garage today! It will make its first official run on Wednesday, September 7th. This bus will be part of our fleet for six weeks as part of a pilot project.
The following buses will not run today, Thursday, September 1st:
Bus 645: Bluewell, Bluefield Middle, and Bluefield High
Bus 674: Mercer, Straley, Princeton Middle, Princeton High
Princeton Public Library's Calendar for September. Lots of great events!
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Don't forget about the Mercer County Schools app! Please watch the video to learn how to get information on a county and individual school level.
https://youtu.be/4y69HD4MWbM
Bluefield Middle School will dismiss today, Monday, August 29th at noon due to a main line water break. This is for Bluefield Middle only.
Looking for school breakfast and lunch menus? They're on our website at https://boe.merc.k12.wv.us/ Just click "Schools" in the top right-hand corner, then click on your child's school. Once you are on your child's school's page, there will be the word "Dining" in the top right-hand corner of the page. Click on "Dining" and the breakfast and lunch menus are there.
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Have a great day!
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School buses will be out bright and early tomorrow morning. Have a great day! #firstdayofschool
Mercer County Schools' cooks had a blast during training yesterday. They participated in some team-building exercises and found out many of them are very competitive!
Did you know that being in school all day every day is the best way to prepare your child for the future? Education opens a whole new world!
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